Poverty Reduction in Venezuela: A Reality Based View

Fall 2008, ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America, Mark Weisbrot

This article looks at economic and social indicators, including economic growth poverty, unemployment and other labor market indicators, in Venezuela over the last decade. It also looks at controversies and misrepresentations surrounding the data. Published in ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America, Volume VIII, Number 1, Fall 2008.